There are 12 ways to get from Swindon to Athens by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LHR - ATH
7h 47m€125–467Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Swindon to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LGW - ATH
8h 54m€113–502Train, bus
- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Parkway
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
41h 32m€137–360Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Swindon to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Athens
30h 56mTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)STN - ATH
8h 38m€121–436Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)LTN - ATH
8h 28m€115–461Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BRS - ATH
7h 44m€120–286Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Swindon to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BHX - ATH
9h 28m€148–447Bus
- Take the bus from Regent Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
46h 34mBus via Prague
- Take the bus from Fleming Way to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals401 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
2d 6h€177–220Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Take the bus from München to Larissa
- Take the train from Larissa to AthensIc
2d 15h€287–579Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Swindon to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Athens
32h 4m€580–910
Swindon to Athens by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swindon to Athens is to train and fly which costs €120 - €290 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Swindon to Athens is to train and fly which takes 7h 44m and costs €120 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Swindon to Athens station. However, there are services departing from Regent Circus and arriving at Athens Larissis Station via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Aldwych / Kingsway, Bounds Green Road London and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 34m.
The distance between Swindon and Athens is 2606 km.
The best way to get from Swindon to Athens without a car is to train and bus which takes 41h 32m and costs €130 - €360.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Swindon to Athens, including transfers.
Swindon to Athens bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Fleming Way station.
Swindon to Athens bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Athens is 2h ahead of Swindon. It is currently 11:43 AM in Swindon and 1:43 PM in Athens.
Book your Swindon to Athens bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Swindon, England and Athens, Greece?
You can take a bus from Regent Circus to Athens Larissis Station via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Aldwych / Drury Lane, Aldwych / Kingsway, Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 46h 34m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Athens International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Swindon to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Regent Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens Larissis Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Fleming Way to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from München to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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